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Meet the Candidates – Summer Fashion Assistant

So you think you have what it takes to the first personal fashion assistant ever to work for growing Salford (Greater Manchester) fashion label “Collette Costello”?

Collette Costello is re-launching in June 2011, with a exciting new fashion label and fashion collection! This coincides with a move to our new head office and design studio. It is a great time to become involved with the company, working closely with me the company director and head of design. You will learn new skills, seeing how a fashion brand is built and design studio is organised. This position is ideal for a recent textiles related degree graduate or a student currently studying.

Summer Fashion Assistant?

I need an personal fashion assistant to work with me in the design room. We will be making initial samples of designs, the styles include hand and free-hand machine embroidery. Alongside working on samples you will be assisting to market and promote the label. For example you maybe required to work at fashion shows and fashion fairs. As the company expands so will opportunities for employees.

For more information about the role and how to apply visit Summer Fashion Assistant.

short listed Candidates

Example Application:

Collette Costello

I graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2004 with a Embroidery BA, since then I have worked as a college lecturer and started my own fashion company.

I feel I am a excellent candidate for the role as summer personal fashion assistant.  While studying at Manchester Metropolitan University I toke part in hand-stitch embroidery workshops and learned to use a range of sewing machines up to an advanced level including the industrial flatbed and free-hand Irish embroidery machine.  I love textiles and fashion, with colour and pattern being my strongest points.  I have worked at a number of fashion fairs and helped to organise fashion shows.

I have selected this piece of sewing to show as I feel it shows the range of my sewing skills.  I made the dress using cotton and worked with a dress-making pattern.  I used a over-locker and straight stitch sewing machine to make the dress.  The dress has a fitted zip and I added extra decoration to the front panel in the form of rushed ribbons and covered buttons.

Jennifer Keane

I graduated from Huddersfield University in 2010, with a BA Honours in Textile Crafts, specialising in Embroidery. Here I developed excellent hand and machine embroidery skills, using a variety of sewing machines including an Amaya industrial embroidery machine. Following graduation I have attended dress making classes and embarked on a pattern cutting and garment production course to further my skills.

I have also produced and sold my own collection of handmade jewellery. I am also currently working as a part time Sales Assistant at Dorothy Perkins with responsibility for my own department. This includes analysing the performance of the department and effectively merchandising the stock to increase sales. This gives me the opportunity to keep up to date with current fashion trends, and the experience of working in a fast paced, fashion related environment. I am hard working, reliable and creative with an extensive knowledge of fashion and costume and I would love the opportunity to become a personal fashion assistant.

I am confident in fabric manipulation and beading techniques, with an excellent eye for detail and composition, as well as strong drawing and design skills. I have chosen the dress to demonstrate my ability to produce a garment following a pattern, but altered to fit my own measurements. It was made using black cotton and straight stitch sewing machine, and has a fitted zip. The smaller piece was made using hand dyed linen, and demonstrates my hand embroidery skills, which can be seen in greater detail in the close up photographs.

Katie Rudd

I am a bright, friendly, ambitious student currently in my third industrial year out at university studying fashion design, recently completing a 6 month design placement based in Manchester and keen to gain as much valuable experience in the fashion industry as possible, with a strong passion for fashion.

I’m a well organized, punctual, trust worthy person, fond of a challenge particularly working within a team and handle multiple tasks on a daily basis competently ,working well under pressure, working in a busy atmosphere motivates me personally.

Raltisa Golemdzhieva

My name is Ralitsa, I`m from Bulgaria. I live in Salford, I`m study Fashion with International foundation year (Art and Design) at Salford university and this is my first year at university. I will continue in education on to the fashion degree course at Salford University.

I think I`m the right person for this job because I`m really keen on fashion, ever since being a little girl. That`s why I am study this subject. I`ve told my mum I`ll study that or nothing else. I have a sewing machine at home so learned basic sewing skills. I`m really motivated and hardworking person, when it comes to fashion. I`m open to new thing and experiences. I think this job will help my degree, because I`ll have the opportunity to see how things work in the fashion industry.

Anisa Aslam

Where or what am I currently studying/ working:

Currently Studying in 2nd year –Manchester Metropolitan University, BA (Hons) Clothing Design & Technology

Why should I be employed as the personal fashion assistant, what can I offer:

I feel that the skills I have built over the last 2 years doing various fashion work experiences have been the ideal stepping stone and would help me to take on a position as your personal fashion assistant. I can bring in my contacts, sewing skills, design skills and promotion skills to your company. I am a very creative and passionate individual who likes to be involved in fashion constantly and will always give 100% of my time and effort when working on a task.

This is a dress I created for a collection called ‘Urban Candy Boutique’. The idea behind the dress came from sweets and candy and the colours derived from ‘Dolly mixture’ sweets. I wanted to create a dress that could be dressed up or down was funky and bold and was perfect for summer. The first layer made from grey silk satin was sewn from a dress block with two bodice darts and the 2nd layer was formed using drapery on the mannequin and gathering on the front. The sleeves were flared and a zip fastening was placed in the centre back. A 301 lockstitch was used for most of the dress the main dress was finished by hemming however the 2nd layer of chiffon fabric was over locked to allow the drape to remain.

Lucy Atkins

I graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2010 with a Textile BA degree.

I feel that I am a great candidate for the role as I am passionate about design, colour and pattern. Here I have attached an image of a child’s rompersuit which I have designed, digitally printed onto cotton and constructed using a sewing machine. I love the imagery associated with tea parties such as pretty cups, cakes and ornate cutlery and wanted to incorporate this into my design. I have used a basic rompersuit paper pattern to create the garment. For the leg holes I have used covered elastic which have been inserted into the folded fabric to create the stretchy openings. I used long stitched fabric pieces to fasten the garment so that they can be tied into bows.

Kathryn Sissons

I am currently at the end of my 2nd year studying BA (hons) Fashion Design with sandwich, at the University of Central Lancashire, which is situated within Preston. I feel I would be an asset to your company as I am hard working, innovative and excited by new opportunities. I would love the chance to work as part of your design team, it would enable me to further my technical skills and learn how to run and market a company for the future. The garment i have sent pictures of was a piece i produced during the first half of my 2nd year at University, as the final garment for a tailored pattern cutting module. This garment consists of hand embroidery and was produced using a mixture of indutrial and domestic machines. The fabrics i used were all from the fabric distributers Pongees, who are experts with silks. These fabrics consist of Taffeta and Organza, with a Habotai Silk loose lining. I produced the spaghetti straps with Organza and I neatened the ends with the same beads as were used for the floral decoration.

Work Experience Assistants

Robyn Shaw

My name is Robyn Shaw and I’m 16 I am currently still at Colne Valley High School in my final year where I have been studying textiles and art at GCSE level. I have acceptance forms from leeds art college and bradford art and media hoping to study fashion and clothing, I decided upon bradford art and media as I feel it would benefit me more. Fashion is something I am extremely interested in and hope that a career will come out of it, I feel that this work experience would give me a chance to learn more and further my skills and knowledge of the fashion industry. I have read that you would like someone from the area which I am not, but im extremely punctual and would love this opportunity. The photos attached is my GCSE textile product which was based on the artist Michael Bellon.

Daisy Pinfold

I am currently studying Art and Design at South Cheshire College, in my final year, where I specialise in Fashion and Textiles. After college, I aspire to take a gap year before relocating to London to attend a university to study Fashion Design.
My achievements consist an A grade in GCSE Textiles, exhibiting a hat I created in Stockport Hat Museum and also achieving no lower than a Distinction grade in my termly assessments at college.

Therefore, I would like to take my great knowledge of Fashion to an environment where I can thrive, but somewhere where I can prepare and learn more about the industry. I also think I would be right for the position because I am a hardworking, self-motivated and responsible person with an outgoing personality and excellent communication skills who enjoys meeting challenges and seeing them through.

I am able to use a sewing machine and over-locker as well as being able to use design programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator